Inalmosteverybiguniversity(大学)intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield
Inalmosteverybiguniversity(大学)intheUnitedStates,footballisafavouritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchances(机会)tomovetheballtenyards(码).Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyards,theycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints(点).
Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtheotherteam.
Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavouriteteam.
Youngmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.
Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.
TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.
1.InAmericanfootballplayerscan_____.
A.onlykicktheballB.onlythrowtheball
C.onlycarrytheballD.kick,thorwandcarrytheball
2.Ifateamwantstogetpoints,ithastomovetheball_______.
A.10yearsB.40yearsC.awayfromitsownendD.totheotherend
3.Mostteamsplaygamesin______.
A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter
4.Whendothebestplayagain?
A.AtChristmasB.Beforetheseasonends
C.OnNewYear'sDayD.Onthelastdayoftheseason
5.Whichisthebesttitileforthepassage?
A.AmericanFootball
B.MostPeopleLikeFootball
C.ManyPeopleEnjoyWatchingFootballGames
D.AmericanFootballIsNotLikeSoccer